Band 8A jobs include specialist clinical roles such as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner, Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Psychologist, Lead Nurse, Specialist Social Worker and many others. Non clinical 8A roles in the NHS include Head of Departments, Quality and Safety Managers, Programme Managers, Transformation Managers, Finance Managers, Clinical Compliance Leads and many others.
In September 2022 most people at the bottom of an 8A found that they paid NHS pension arrears because the payrise tipped them into the 12.5% pension rate. For most this meant they have recieved far less in their Net Pay despite £700 in pay arrears. The pension rate changed in October 2022. Moving forward pension rates will be adjusted to avoid this happening again.
Band 8A - 1st pay point
(£50,952 per annum)
From 1st April 2023 (with the 5% NHS pay rise offered), the annual salary for a Band 8A on the 1st pay point will be £50,952. This is £4,246.00 a month before deductions. A person on this NHS pay point will pay £315.24 a month of National Insurance, £492.54 a month NHS Pension contributions and £454.05 a month Tax. This makes their net (take home) pay £2,984.17 a month.
The 5% NHS pay rise has increased this pay point from £48,526 to £50,952 a year. This is a total increase of £2,426 a year (£0,202 a month). From 1st April 2023 the new NHS net take home pay will be £2,984 a month (£222.60 more due to the NHS 5% pay rise).
| Amount in pounds (£) | |
|---|---|
| Yearly Salary | £50,952 |
| Monthly Gross Salary | £4,246.00 |
| Pension from Oct '22 | £492.54 |
| National Insurance Deduction | £315.24 |
| Tax Deduction | £454.05 |
| Monthly Net Pay after all deductions | £2,984.17 |
This is based on 11.6% pension rate because earnings are higher than £49,246 and lower than £56,163.99 a year. The Income Tax rate is 20% on any earnings between £12,570. and £50,270 a year and 40% Tax on earnings between £50,270. and £125,140. The National Insurance (NI) rate is 10% for all earnings between £1,048.01 and £4,189 a month and 2% for all earnings over £4,189 a month.
The percentage of NHS net pay received (take home pay) compared to the entire salary is 70%. This means (overall) that for every £1 earned, .70 pence is kept and .30 pence is deducted.
If a person on this band was promoted (or went up) from a Band 8A on the 1st pay point to a they would earn an extra £246.28 a month after all deductions (and £533.08 altogether).
Band 8A - 2nd & final pay point
(£57,349 per annum)
From 1st April 2023 (with the 5% NHS pay rise offered), the annual salary for a Band 8A on the 2nd & final pay point will be £57,349. This is £4,779.08 a month before deductions. A person on this NHS pay point will pay £325.90 a month of National Insurance, £597.39 a month NHS Pension contributions and £625.35 a month Tax. This makes their net (take home) pay £3,230.45 a month.
The 5% NHS pay rise has increased this pay point from £54,619 to £57,349 a year. This is a total increase of £2,730 a year (£0,228 a month). From 1st April 2023 the new NHS net take home pay will be £3,230 a month (£153.11 more due to the NHS 5% pay rise).
| Amount in pounds (£) | |
|---|---|
| Yearly Salary | £57,349 |
| Monthly Gross Salary | £4,779.08 |
| Pension from Oct '22 | £597.39 |
| National Insurance Deduction | £325.90 |
| Tax Deduction | £625.35 |
| Monthly Net Pay after all deductions | £3,230.45 |
This is based on 12.5% pension rate because earnings are higher than £56,164 and lower than £72,030.99 a year. The Income Tax rate is 20% on any earnings between £12,570. and £50,270 a year and 40% Tax on earnings between £50,270. and £125,140. The National Insurance (NI) rate is 10% for all earnings between £1,048.01 and £4,189 a month and 2% for all earnings over £4,189 a month.
The percentage of NHS net pay received (take home pay) compared to the entire salary is 68%. This means (overall) that for every £1 earned, .68 pence is kept and .32 pence is deducted.
If a person on this band was promoted (or went up) from a to a Band 8B on the 1st pay point they would earn an extra £68.30 a month after all deductions (and £135.25 altogether).
Please Note
Tax is calculated after Pension contributions have been taken away. This means that someone may not earn enough (after pension contributions have been taken away) to be in the 20%, 40% or 45% tax bracket.
All calculations are based on the 2023/2024 NHS Pension, National Insurance and Income Tax rates. These calcualtions have not been verified by the NHS and may be a few pennies out. The above is just to serve as a guide for NHS workers.
Other Bands
- NHS Band 2 Net Pay;
- NHS Band 3 Net Pay;
- NHS Band 4 Net Pay;
- NHS Band 5 Net Pay;
- NHS Band 6 Net Pay;
- NHS Band 7 Net Pay;
- NHS Band 8B Net Pay;
- NHS Band 8C Net Pay;
- NHS Band 8D Net Pay;
- NHS Band 9 Net Pay;
- NHS VSM Net Pay;
- 1995 NHS Pension Calculator - includes calculations for retiring early.
